Milan Hub

There was momentary confusion and a lot of booing at the Borgo del Tempo Perso club in Milan where Paris Hilton appeared last night. The event was called Join the Gap, and was organized by the gay rights group Arcigay.

After being asked by a drag queen if she would hold up a sign the said "No Homophobia" and she appeared to refuse or misunderstand, instead calling for the music to begin, she was roundly booed by the audience.

Iranians mourn Neda: "To those who knew and loved Agha-Soltan, she was far more than an
icon. She was a daughter, sister and friend, a music and travel lover,
a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life. 'She was a
person full of joy,' said her music teacher and close friend Hamid
Panahi, who was among the mourners at her family home Sunday, awaiting
word about her burial. 'She was a beam of light. I'm so sorry. I was so
hopeful for this woman.'"

Barna Study: "People who portray gay adults as godless, hedonistic, Christian
bashers are not working with the facts. A
substantial majority of gays cite their faith as a central facet of
their life, consider themselves to be Christian, and claim to have some
type of meaningful personal commitment to Jesus Christ active in their
life today." (study)

NYT goes inside Apple: "Employees working on top-secret projects must pass through a maze of
security doors, swiping their badges again and again and finally
entering a numeric code to reach their offices, according to one former
employee who worked in such areas. Work spaces are typically
monitored by security cameras, this employee said. Some Apple workers
in the most critical product-testing rooms must cover up devices with
black cloaks when they are working on them, and turn on a red warning
light when devices are unmasked so that everyone knows to be
extra-careful, he said."

Austria pissed at Sacha Baron Cohen over Bruno: "So it comes as no surprise that some local media are not happy with
seeing Austria become 'the new Kazakhstan', thanks to Herr Bruno. Now
these 'fears have become a reality', reads an article in the tabloid
newspaper Österreich."

60,000 U.S. inmates sexually abused each year: "Inmates who were short, young, gay or female were more likely to be victimized than other inmates."

Manhattan synagogue makes $10K off Westboro Baptist Church protest: "Leaders of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, a West Village synagogue that caters to gays and lesbians, didn't want to ignore a planned visit by members of the rabidly anti-gay and anti-Semitic Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church.
Instead, they asked supporters to pledge a dollar or more for every minute that six protesters stood near their synagogue hurling epithets and holding signs that read "God Hates Fags" and "Jews Stole the Land."
The final haul after 50 minutes: $10,000."

"Selected by Dirk Bikkembergs himself, Andrea now lives in the flagship store under the eyes of the store’s clients. Among the shelves and clothes hangers exposing the items that are for sale, Andrea’s personal clothes can be found, as well as the pictures and books he chose to take with him to his new home.Andrea lives in the apartment at Via Manzoni 47 in total freedom. He can invite family and friends and can count on a housekeeper, who will tidy up his living quarters at set times or upon demand. His role is to be admired alongside the sunglasses, shirts, jackets and football boots. Visitors can come and have a look at his wardrobe. Before going out, Andrea will take a shower in a relax room papered with pages from Gazzetta dello Sport, compose his outfit for the following occasion, preen himself in one of the silver trophies, step into his Porsche and drive it out through a massive window that doubles as a garage door."

Unfortunately, the shower is the only portion of the apartment that's covered.

"The 33-year-old football ace was seen getting groped by his AC Milan team-mates, Andrea Pirlo and Clarance Seedorf during the Serie A stars game against Bologna at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium...it wasn't just a case of cheeky behaviour, the pair were congratulating midfielder Beckham - and also touching him for luck after he scored his first goal for the club he is on loan to for three months. An AC Milan insider said: 'Everyone knows Beckham has a golden touch and he has proved that since he arrived. 'Italy is a superstitious country and people often touch things for luck - the players are doing the same with Beckham and touching his bottom because he is seen as a lucky mascot.' Pictures of the players touching the bottom of Beckham were published in several Italian newspapers, all with the headline: 'Now he is a lucky talisman.' Since the former Manchester United player arrived in Milan, the side has not lost a match both in the Italian league, nor in a friendly."

DSquared2 has utilized backstage shots from their runway show of various models, including Anthony Gallo and Andre Douglas, for their S/S 09 campaign. You may remember the beefy runway shots of Gallo and Tyson Beckford from Milan earlier this year.